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If you had an hour of school board time for Highland Park Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273384001590
Highland Park Elementary
1700 SAUNDERS AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55116 · (651) 293-8770 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
294 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Highland Park Elementary
Highland Park Elementary's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Elementary this school | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 359 | 73.0% | 32.0% |
| SONNESYN ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 313 | 74.8% | 21.6% |
| Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 321 | 68.5% | 26.4% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 328 | 81.1% | 12.1% |
| NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 262 | 69.8% | 17.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Highland Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #748 of 844 | #61 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #752 of 844 | #63 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #730 of 844 | #55 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #471 of 1,130 | #49 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #220 of 769 | #35 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #168 of 796 | #39 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #144 of 942 | #47 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #491 of 499 | #54 of 55 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
406
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 406 | 32.9 | 12.3:1 | 72% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 33.5 | 10.6:1 | 72% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 25.5 | 14.1:1 | 78% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 65% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 23.1 | 17.7:1 | 66% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 55% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 46% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 71% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (409 to 406); teachers up 43% (23.1 to 32.9).
About Highland Park Elementary
The public elementary school Highland Park Elementary is located in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. It has an enrollment of 406 students in pre-K through 5.
Saint Paul Public Schools serves 33,152 students across 87 schools.
Of every 100 students at Highland Park Elementary, about 49 are Black, the largest group. The remaining students are 21% White, 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Ramsey County is about 12% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Highland Park Elementary has 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. At Highland Park Elementary, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 15 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Highland Park Elementary lands at D, ahead of 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Highland Park Elementary, the prediction is 26.1% and the result is 21.6%.
Census data for Ramsey County show the median household earns about $81,568 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Ramsey County number 302, with about 94,437 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Highland Park Elementary from the closest public school, Early Ed Highland. The five-mile area around Highland Park Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Highland Park Elementary's average proficiency of 21.6% compares with 44.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 368 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 406 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.3:1 to 12.3:1.
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Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Paul Public Schools
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
- Washington Technology Senior HighHigh · 1,063 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Other Highland Park Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary is the 12th largest of the 23.
- Highland Park ElementaryGILBERT, AZ · 787 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolUpper Darby, PA · 737 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 706 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 654 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 649 students
Nearby schools
- Early Ed Highland0.0 mi · 16
- Urban Academy0.1 mi · 416
- Highland Park Middle School0.2 mi · 811
- Highland Park Senior High0.3 mi · 1,392
- St. Paul Northern Lights Secondary0.8 mi · 15
- St. Paul School of Northern Lights0.8 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park ElementaryHow many students attend Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Highland Park Elementary serve?
Highland Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Park Elementary?
Highland Park Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 11% Hispanic, 49% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Highland Park Elementary public or private?
Highland Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Saint Paul Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.